Genesis #23: The Blessing - How to get exactly what you want
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“What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.”
“What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.”
The Death of Abraham - Genesis 25:1-11
The Death of Abraham - Genesis 25:1-11
The Life of Ishmael - Genesis 25:12-18
The Life of Ishmael - Genesis 25:12-18
How to get what you want?
How to get what you want?
This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
How to get what you want? Ask the right person.
How to get what you want? Ask the right person.
Trusting in God’s great mercy - Daniel 9:18
Trusting in God’s great mercy - Daniel 9:18
Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.
In the name of Jesus Christ - John 14:13
In the name of Jesus Christ - John 14:13
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
How to get what you want?
How to get what you want?
The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau. After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.
How to get what you want? Ask the right way.
How to get what you want? Ask the right way.
She’s not asking WHY?
Ask in faith - James 1:6
Ask in faith - James 1:6
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
She’s not asking WHY ME?
Ask according to God’s will - 1 John 5:14–15
Ask according to God’s will - 1 John 5:14–15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
I don’t want you to think that God is the only way to get what you want.
There is another way to get what you want though.
How to get what you want?
How to get what you want?
The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents. Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob. Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.) Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.” “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?” But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.
How to get what you want? Or you could give up what’s more important
How to get what you want? Or you could give up what’s more important
Who would do that?
Don’t we do that every day when we have our face in our phone?
We exchange the temporary for
I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
“What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.”
“What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.”